Saha Bhratr Varyam Guror Grama Gami

Jiva Goswami has written this song “Saha Bhratr Varyam Guror Grama Gami”. This song is taken from the book Gopala Campu – Volume 2 Chapter 9 Verse 57. In this song, Jiva Goswami has described the pastime when Lord Krishna returned his guru’s son to His guru as Guru Daksina.

(1)

saha-bhratr-varyam guror grama-gami

dhrta-brahmacaryam nijadhiti-kami

(2)

tadavantikayam javal labdha-sangah

guror antikayam sabhayam sad-angah

(3)

samastesu sattvesu casid ativa

priyah sarva-tattvesu yadvat tu jivah

(4)

samastad viviktam guror bhakti-kari

sa-vargatiriktam samit-patra-hari

(5)

guror ittham apta-prasadatirekah

svadhiyan samapta-vratantabhisekah

(6)

guror daksinasam drutam bhartum ipsuh

gato daksinasam sutam tasya lipsuh

(7)

dara-grastam etam vicinvan darantah

ciran nasam etam vijanan na santah

(8)

pragrhyatha tasmad daram pascajanyam

avadid akasmat tad etyagrajanyam

(9)

sthalam dharma-rajah pratasthe 'ti-turnam

tatah sarma-bhajah sukham prapa purnam

(10)

yada tarakanam patis tatra yatah

tada narakanam abhut tapa-ghatah

(11)

agrhnad guroh savam antat pramuktam

yathavad vayo-bhava-dehadi-yuktam

(12)

gurum tasya bharyam api prapya tasmat

adhinvista karyat paran apy akasmat

(13)

tam etam samayatam iksasva gostham

tad ananda-sampata-doha-smitostham

(1) Accompanied by His noble brother, Krsna went to His guru's home. Now a brahmacari, He eagerly studied His own Vedic literatures.

(2) He quickly went to Avantipura. He placed His transcendental form is His guru's assembly.

(3) Because He is the Supersoul in everyone's heart, He dearly loves all living entities.

(4) He was very devoted to His guru. Accompanied by the other disciples, He brought firewood for His guru.

(5) By His guru's mercy, He became learned. When His vow had come to its conclusion, He performed the abhiseka ceremony.

(6) When He quickly approached to bring daksina for His guru, His guru desired the return of his son as daksina.

(7) Learning that the boy was swallowed by a conch, Krsna searched for him inside the conch. Aware that the boy must certainly have died long ago, Krsna did not stop searching for him.

(8) Accompanied by His elder brother, Balarama, Krsna went to yamaraja's abode and then suddenly sounded the conchshell, which was named Pancajanya.

(9) Quickly coming, and greeting the Lord with all respect, Yamaraja was filled with happiness.

(10) Lord Krsna, who stops the sufferings of the residents of hell, shone like a splendid moon, the master of the stars.

(11) Freeing him from death, and giving him a new, youthful body, the Lord took the boy with Him.

(12) When Lord Krsna returned their son, the guru and his wife became filled with happiness.